ASTUHA (Association of Tutors of Handicapped) began as a small program in Jeddayel village of Byblos (Jbeil) in October 2001. With the vision of a parents who want to help their children and others like them who live with autism or cerebral palsy, not accepted by other centers for the severe degrees of their mental handicap.
Those parents gathered, and formed an association named association of tutors of handicapped children, as they versioned a program giving their children the right to survive, receive care, special education and rehabilitation and help them become productive members of society.
However, when the families many of whom are quite poor located a small house to serve as the center, neighbors rejected the plan saying they don’t wish to be near the children. With no options left, Christian’s family decided to give their own home for the program.
The center known as Christian’s house out of gratitude to the family, serves many children, some of them are being, rehabilitated to reenter in the community and some still under individual therapy program. This project is organized and run mainly by mothers of the children served, in collaboration of many specialized doctors and workers: psychiatric and neurologist, psychologist guide and observe the occupational therapies.
This project is organized and run mainly by mothers of the children served, in collaboration of many specialized doctors and workers: psychiatric and neurologist, psychologist guide and observe the occupational therapies.
Tel: 961 3 306 903
Tel/Fax: 961 9 790 273
E-mail:info@astuha.com
P.O. Box: 108 Jbeil-Byblos, Lebanon
ASTUHA Association of Tutors of Handicapped, Byblos Lebanon